Metre gauge is a type of railway track gauge. Railways with a gauge of 1000 millimetres are called metre gauge. It is used in many regions across the world, though some railways were upgraded to standard gauge in the 20th century.
General | Break-of-gauge • Dual gauge • Gauge conversion • List of rail gauges • Rail gauge by country |
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Broad gauge | Indian 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) • Iberian 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) • Irish 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) • Russian • 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) |
Standard gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Narrow gauge |